Fugitive Scots paedophile who fled to Thailand jailed for 18 months

One film that has been surprisingly absent from many of the U.S. year-end awards lists is Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness.” The social media skewing farce took the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival but fizzled with critics in the U.S.

A group of Canadian parents are suing US-based Epic Games over its massive Fornite franchise, claiming it makes children into gaming addicts who stop eating, sleeping, and showering.

Crazy Heart writer-director Scott Cooper joined Deadline’s Contenders: LA3C awards-season event to discuss The Pale Blue Eye, his adaptation of the Louis Bayard novel about a gruesome West Point murder committed while none other than Edgar Allan Poe was a cadet in the military academy.

“I had never heard of this guy, and I would be the kind of person who would know about the most prolific serial killer in the U.S.,” The Good Nurse director Tobias Lindholm said of the real-life Charles Cullen, played by Eddie Redmayne in the Netflix film.  

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever co-writer/director Ryan Coogler joined Deadline’s Contenders LA3C panel to reflect on the impact of the untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman and the sensitive display of Black motherhood. 

Joaquin Phoenix is back to portraying Arthur Fleck, better known as the Joker as Joker: Folie à Deux starts filming.

Kerry Condon was thrilled to hear that writer-director Martin McDonagh wanted to return to his Irish roots with The Banshees of Inisherin. The actress reunited with McDonagh for the film after working with him on Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri as well as his plays The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Cripple of Inishmaan.

When Guillermo del Toro takes his shot at an animation classic, he doesn’t mess around. He and co-director Mark Gustafson took the Carlo Collodi creation Pinocchio but made a version unrecognizable compared to the 1940 Disney classic. In the stop-motion animated film, Geppetto, the wood-carved boy and the cricket are there, but in a musical adventure that takes the tale in a direction all its own.

June Blair, a film actress who later appeared on the popular Ozzie & Harriet television show after marrying actor David Nelson, died December 4 at age 89. Her death was conirmed by her niece, actress Tracy Nelson, on Facebook, but no cause of death was given.

Lindsie Chrisley is recalling one of the most difficult moments she experienced in the wake of her parents’ federal prison sentences on charges of bank fraud and tax evasion.

Tina Turner has thousands of fans rallying around her with prayers and support after sharing the sad news that her son had passed away, aged just 62. The rock and roll icon shared an elegant, poignant tribute to her son, Ronnie, who she welcomed in 1960 with then husband Ike Turner. Posting a black and white photo, the caption on Tina Turner’s Instagram post read, "Ronnie, you left the world far too early.

Stephen Fry says not having children has left a huge hole in his life. Although the 65-year-old actor and presenter discussed having children with his husband Elliott Spencer, 35, when they wed in 2015, he said he has now come to terms with the reality that they won't have kids together. According to The Mirror, he said: "There is a part of me that obviously feels in another world, if I’d timed things right, I might have had children.

A thief who caused two elderly siblings to have a heart attack after brutally beating them in their home has finally been brought to justice almost three decades later. Officers arrested Danville Neil in 2020 after they discovered his DNA on a binocular strap used to tie up one of the victims who he assaulted in their East London property.

A young footballer in the Highlands was left lying in agony after waiting more than an hour and a half for an ambulance to arrive after breaking two bones in his leg. Dean Fraser's tibia and fibula were both snapped in an accident during the game between Bonar Bridge FC and Fort William FC at Migdail Playing Field - in just his second match for the side.

A paedophile who fled the UK before he could be sentenced on child sex offences has been caged for 18 months after being extradited back from Asia.

Porsha Williams and fiancé Simon Guobadia quietly took a step forward in planning their nuptials.The 41-year-old Real Housewives of Atlanta alum and her entrepreneur beau, 58, secretly got a marriage license last summer, according to TMZ.Public records obtained by the outlet revealed the couple secured the document on August 19 in Georgia's Fulton County.The news comes days after the Pursuit of Porsha author accidentally showed her glamorous wedding gown to fans during an Instagram Live broadcast.  Clandestine: Porsha Williams and fiancé Simon Guobadia quietly took a step forward in planning their nuptials as she and her beau secretly secured a marriage license in Fulton County, Georgia in AugustPorsha shocked fans back in May 2021 when she announced her engagement to Simon just one month into dating.She appeared on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself with her man, along with a lengthy caption making clear that she had nothing to do with his divorce from co-star Falynn Guobadia. Porsha explained to her followers at the time, 'For all of you that need facts, I get the optics but Simon filed for divorce from a previous marriage in January.

AMANDA Holden, 51, looked sensational as she ditched her bra for a night out with Davina McCall. The TV legends could be seen showing off their fancy dance moves for the new JD Williams Christmas advert. Amanda looked chic in a navy blue suit.

Six sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon computer system scandal may have been victims of miscarriages of justice, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review commission has ruled. The six, one of whom has since died and is represented posthumously, are now entitled to appeal against the convictions for crimes of dishonesty arising from their roles as sub postmasters (SPM) at Post Office Ltd (POL).